Early season baseball analysis is such a crapshoot at its core. One week a guy can look like he’s rediscovering his MVP form, the next he can’t even buy a …
Read More »Andrew Heaney Has A New Pitch
When the Dodgers signed Andrew Heaney to a one-year deal before the lockout, it was viewed as a low-risk signing centered around tapping into the flashes of upside he has …
Read More »Brusdar Graterol’s off-speed progression sets him up for 2022 breakout
Brusdar Graterol is known for the heat he brings, pumping fastballs that regularly hit triple digits and exciting with the emotion he displays on the mound. However, it could be …
Read More »Evan Phillips’ slider could make him a valuable contributor in 2022 + a humble suggestion
Back when he was acquired, Evan Phillips was essentially an afterthought. A throw-in note on a Game Thread for the day on August 16, 2021, when the Dodgers claimed him …
Read More »Maybe Gavin Lux was right
As crushing as the moment was at the time, even Dodgers fans had to have a laugh at Gavin Lux‘s bewildered reaction to what he thought was a game-tying ninth-inning …
Read More »Looking at who the Dodgers might protect from the 2021 Rule 5 Draft
James Outman. (Courtesy Of Bob Solorio, Sacramento State) With as much depth as the Dodgers have — even in a down year for it — they still have some Rule …
Read More »Bellinger, Turner, Urias among the 5 arbitration-eligible Dodgers for 2022
MLB Trade Rumors released its 2022 arbitration projections right in the middle of the postseason — as it always does. I touched on it briefly in my 40-man roster reset …
Read More »Michael Grove’s mechanical changes fuel velocity bump & improved results
For the first three months of the 2021 minor league season, 2018 2nd round pick Michael Grove‘s fastball was 92-94 mph, which is where it was prior to Tommy John …
Read More »Kenley Jansen is doing more with less
While it obviously was not the main story in last night’s dramatic win over the Padres, Kenley Jansen‘s 10-pitch save was a fitting exclamation point. He threw 10 pitches and …
Read More »Cody Bellinger might finally be rounding into form … maybe, possibly
Cody Bellinger has had a nightmare of a year. Less than a couple years removed from his MVP campaign, he has a .175/.269/.323/.591 line — and that’s after his recent …
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